🚀 go-pugleaf

At 19 Jul 2010 01:56:31 -0500 Dennis Ferguson wrote:
> On 2010-07-19, Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
> > At 18 Jul 2010 22:14:37 -0700 John Higdon wrote:
> >> In article <i20lpv$f7m$2@news.eternal-september.org>,
> >>  sfdavidkaye2@yahoo.com (David Kaye) wrote:
> >> 
> >> > For the most part Microsoft has been a "natural monopoly", gaining
> > market 
> >> > share mostly due to product and marketing excellence. 
> >> 
> >> Installing the OS on virtually every brand of PC sold by any
retailer 
> >> doesn't hurt, either.
> >
> > True, but what options do OEMs have?  Apple won't sell them OS X!  ;) 
> 
> I'd be happy with a no-operating-system option since I usually
> end up deleting Windows without booting it.  The OEMs must get
> better volume discounts if they don't provide that option.


I assume so, or it might be an economy of scale issue- it might be
cheaper slapping the same image on every drive and paying the $25 to MS
than pulling in one in a hundred (or whtever the number) to leave blank
and/or provide Linux/Wndows/DOS/whatever drivers on an image or CD, or
creating a "no OS" SKU for a comparitively small number of sales.  

At least on production models, anyway.  Last time I played with the
custom ordering function on Dell's or HP's site, a no OS option (or a
"Free DOS") option was offered.